Lola Jaye Poetry writing contest :D (+ By the Time you Read This - Book Review #2)

      She Likes No Fuss. (By Jeffy S.)

She likes no muss, no fuss,

And she doesn’t like it when things are fake

she doesn’t care if it’s a blue bus or a red bus,

As long as it has four wheels and runs.

She likes no muss or fuss,

And she doesn’t care if her socks match

Being herself is what she’s all about

And who doesn’t like a little bit of mismatch?

She doesn’t like it when people fuss

over how many calories-cupcakes have,

In fact, I’ve seen how she likes digging into the crusts

Of crispy potato snacks.

Hey there,  

           So a few days back there was this Poetry writing competition held on Ms. Lola Jaye's Blog. She's just released a new book titled "Being Lara", and to celebrate- she decided to have this competition where her readers wrote a poem and posted it as a comment on her blog.
         

 The rules were pretty simple - have fun, nothing x-rated or involving politics and it had to include the following words:   

•   Potatoes
•   Socks
•   Red Bus 
•   Cupcakes 

It sounded so silly and random and so, I thought "Why not??" So the poem above is what resulted :D
 And  GUESS WHAT?  I WON :D :D.  I was sent the following e-mail : 

        Dear Poet!  

Thanks for entering my competition to win a copy of Being Lara... Just a quick note to say... YOU HAVE WON!!!!

Being Lara is not available in the UK yet but is in US bookstores and online.

 Please send me your address and Harper Collins will post you a copy!!

 Thanks again!

Lola J

www.lolajaye.com 

I believe my reaction went something like this  : o___O ---> =0 ---> :D:D:D!!! 

well, I'm hoping you got the picture. 

The reason I landed up on Ms. Lola Jaye's website, was because of one of her books that I recently  read . It's called By The Time You Read This.

One of my friends actually read this first and then recommended it to me. ( THANKS DD :D)
   
            The story is about a girl, who receives a "manual" written by her father ( who had passed away when she was a toddler of about 5).  The manual, is like a collection of letters from her dad that she had to read on (and strictly not BEFORE) each of her birthdays-until she turned 30 (which was her dad's age when he passed on). 

          “Bad things always happened. People left, went away, and never came back.” 

                  ― Lola Jaye , By the time you read this.

            In addition to these, there were also random bits of advice, like " Boys " and "First Job"- and other topics which he wouldn't be able to discuss with her, as she grew up.   

        “Remember this, - where there is life there is hope. You're alive. Embrace this, because YOU CAN DO ANYTHING while there is breath in your body.” 

                 ― Lola Jaye, By the time you read this.

 The book was an easy read, and you could understand exactly what the heroine was feeling all the time. Her insights into life are pretty amazing as well :D. Definitely read it, if this is your kind of thing : ). 

Thank You, God.
And thank you-if you've read up to this point :D 

love 

  -jeff